#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 310

vapid frigate Apr 10, 2017, 9:17 AM

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not easily/legally

hollow lantern Apr 10, 2017, 9:17 AM

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in the config there is no entry as far as I see (https://configs.arma3.ru/154.133741/configfile/CfgVehicles/ArrowDesk_L_F.html)

simple fiber Apr 10, 2017, 9:17 AM

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Or you can create your own arrow I don't think it it especially difficult

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It seems all the colors and textures are hard coded in the p3d

hollow lantern Apr 10, 2017, 9:18 AM

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hmm yeah

simple fiber Apr 10, 2017, 9:19 AM

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I think you can find a lot of arrow models for free on the net, it won't be like a car model which are often ripped

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You can then use this model directly in the mission with createSimpleObject and don't require any mod

hollow lantern Apr 10, 2017, 9:28 AM

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thats pretty neat I'll try that later on, thanks

rotund cypress Apr 10, 2017, 9:25 PM

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Is it any way possible to take the lightbar from a Repair Offroad and attach it to a SUV?

simple fiber Apr 10, 2017, 9:32 PM

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@rotund cypress As it is in the model itself, no

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but

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I think you can find a lot of arrow models for free on the net, it won't be like a car model which are often ripped(édité)
+ You can then use this model directly in the mission with createSimpleObject and don't require any mod

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Applicable to a lightbar model

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But what I say is always 🍿 time so :/

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:>>>>>>>>>>>>

rotund cypress Apr 10, 2017, 9:36 PM

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What I meant was doing it natively without modding

simple fiber Apr 10, 2017, 9:38 PM

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Natively no

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But you can achieve the same result without any mod

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As I explained

hollow lantern Apr 10, 2017, 10:04 PM

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can someone point me in the right direction? I have a script I want to run on specific objects xcam_runway_main in this case. Is there a way to do that? Because I don't want to name every object and don't want to use a marker. My actual approach atm is this: ```sqf
params["_marker", "_size"];

_pos = markerPos _marker ;
{ _x hideObjectGlobal true } forEach (nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],_size]);``` but as said I want to get rid of the markers 😄

little eagle Apr 10, 2017, 10:06 PM

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Just put the needed positons in the script instead of using markerPos

hollow lantern Apr 10, 2017, 10:08 PM

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yeah but need to get them. I was thinking of something like getPos xcam_runway_main or so so I don't need to grab them manually

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@little eagle In 3DEN I would now need to right-click on every runway with classname "xcam_runway_main" and log the position. Manually. I tought there would be a automatic way where Arma just fetches every position of an object with classname "xcam_runway_main" and returns them maybe into an array?

little eagle Apr 10, 2017, 10:15 PM

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Is xcam_runway_main an object? Or a location? Or what is it

hollow lantern Apr 10, 2017, 10:15 PM

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a the classname of an object

little eagle Apr 10, 2017, 10:16 PM

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entities "xcam_runway_main"

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^ this would report them I think

hollow lantern Apr 10, 2017, 10:16 PM

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nice thanks

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hhmmm returns an empty array, weird

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I think its the model hmm okay

little eagle Apr 10, 2017, 10:44 PM

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?

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 12:40 AM

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What would be the best way to simplify this if any: Server_Fnc_HandleTeamPoints = { params ["_team","_command","_points"]; if(_team = "NATO") then { switch(_command) do { case "Add": {team_nato_points = team_nato_points + _points}; case "Remove": {team_nato_points = team_nato_points - _points}; case "Set": {team_nato_points = _points}; }; } else { switch(_command) do { case "Add": {team_anf_points = team_anf_points + _points}; case "Remove": {team_anf_points = team_anf_points - _points}; case "Set": {team_anf_points = _points}; }; }; };

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 1:09 AM

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Oops classic mistake 😛 - And it should be, haven't had the time to test it.

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 2:06 AM

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looks simple enough, but you make _command case sensitive with this, which I wouldn't like.

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["NATO", "Add", 100] call Server_Fnc_HandleTeamPoints; // works :-)
["NATO", "add", 100] call Server_Fnc_HandleTeamPoints; // doesn't work :-(

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 2:15 AM

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I suppose I could simply add a ToLower.

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_command = toLower _command;😛

mortal bobcat Apr 11, 2017, 2:23 AM

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is it possible to move where the player is looking at on the map with scripts?

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 2:23 AM

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Yes, Dylan.

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You mean cursor, ari?

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 2:24 AM

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Is it possible to use macros (#define) in functions that are defined using cfgFunctions and not preProcessFile?

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 2:24 AM

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Yes, CfgFunctions are a framework that is preprocessFileLineNumbers'd internally.

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 2:25 AM

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Oh, nice.

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 2:26 AM

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@mortal bobcat You mean like a map teleport? If so there are posts are using onMapSingleClick or something

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 2:29 AM

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True, I count that as an internal framework, but it's still SQF based and not internal internal as in hard coded.

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Well it kinda is hard coded... But not C++ land.

mortal bobcat Apr 11, 2017, 2:40 AM

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i mean like when you click on a link in a briefing and it focuses on a position on the map

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 2:41 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlMapAnimAdd

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That's what I used for my respawn menu

vapid frigate Apr 11, 2017, 2:46 AM

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guessing https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/mapAnimAdd is the equivelent for the main map

mortal bobcat Apr 11, 2017, 2:54 AM

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excellent, thank you!

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 4:00 AM

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Anyone know of a way to reliably return the currentMagazines ammo count with currentMagazineDetail? Also why the hell does that command return a string and not an array??

vapid frigate Apr 11, 2017, 4:03 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/magazinesAmmoFull ?

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includes the current magazine, but all other mags too

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 4:05 AM

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Oh nice, that works

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The magazine state solves my issues

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thanks

vapid frigate Apr 11, 2017, 4:05 AM

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np

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 4:06 AM

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Ah, makes sense

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would just be a whole hell of a lot easier if it returned an array

vapid frigate Apr 11, 2017, 4:06 AM

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ugly HUDs though

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with 6.5mm 30Rnd STANAG Mag(30/30)[id:0]

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 4:07 AM

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right, you would still have to trim it down with splitString to display to 30/30

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just seems odd to me in general, takes an otherwise useful command and makes it annoying to work with

rancid ruin Apr 11, 2017, 4:08 AM

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not sure currentMagazineDetail is the best tool for that job

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oh you're gonna use magazinesAmmoFull never mind

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 4:08 AM

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The question then becomes, what the hell are you supposed to use it for

vapid frigate Apr 11, 2017, 4:09 AM

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i guess it's sort of a unique ID for the mag? (because it has that [id:0] bit at the end). still not sure what you could use it for though

rancid ruin Apr 11, 2017, 4:10 AM

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probably mainly for debugging

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it was added in 0.5

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and yeah fuck knows why it's a string

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 4:12 AM

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does anyone off the top of their head know if all of the A3 weapons stick to the naming format for mags?

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shit

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nevermind

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they don't, making that command basically useless for getting ammo count

rancid ruin Apr 11, 2017, 4:14 AM

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_magazine = currentMagazine player;
_fullCount = getNumber(configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _magazine >> "count");
_count = player ammo (currentMuzzle player);

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that's what i used in an ammo HUD thing

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was making a little UI which displayed all your ammo, like the old CODs

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 4:15 AM

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Oh, perfect

rancid ruin Apr 11, 2017, 4:16 AM

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like having 300 little rectangles in the corner of your screen which change colour as they're fired

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not sure that code is the best way to do it, mind. but it works

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 4:16 AM

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I actually only need the current ammo count so that last line is all I needed

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So thank you very much

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I truly do love this place

rancid ruin Apr 11, 2017, 4:17 AM

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no problem

hollow lantern Apr 11, 2017, 6:37 AM

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@little eagle I meant that the array thats returned is empty. I have a T-80UK of RHS on the map aswell (Classname: RHS_T80UK). If I enter that instead of the runway classname I get a filled array with data. I also tried it with CUP runways (I actually use them now because the Map is from CUP Terrains anyway)

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 8:32 AM

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I remember seeing a video years ago in ArmA 2 I think with a shooting range and pop up targets and a HUD element of the pop up target that showed where your bullets were impacting. Does anyone remember/have a link to/know how this was accomplished?

open vigil Apr 11, 2017, 8:49 AM

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Like a (pip , picture in picture) type element? Or like visible bullet trajectories?

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 8:55 AM

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like a pip type element

halcyon crypt Apr 11, 2017, 9:14 AM

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@blazing zodiac https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/22f5ds/aiming_practice_visualised_target_with_bullet/

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that seems to have some stuff like that

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 9:15 AM

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Oh I didn't think of doing it with a live cam, this one was a 2d image of the target popup with x's for the impact positions

vapid frigate Apr 11, 2017, 9:30 AM

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i made one ages ago.. but it's a bit broken http://asor.com.au/wpdm-package/asor-shooting-range/

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its just a script.. will likely need to be modified (at least the actions on the shelf things)

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can see it in use here https://youtu.be/4U33ngzLRRs?t=684

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 9:38 AM

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@hollow lantern
Xcam_blah is probably not an objects, but something else

blazing zodiac Apr 11, 2017, 9:40 AM

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This is exactly what I'm talking about lecks, thanks.

vapid frigate Apr 11, 2017, 9:47 AM

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np.. the script is a bit complex because it builds the whole stand and stuff.. but should be able to extract what you want if you don't want that part

hollow lantern Apr 11, 2017, 9:48 AM

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@little eagle well I also did it with a cup "road" CUP_A2_RUNWAY_MAIN that is also not working. I guess these roads are not real objects as a vehicle might be

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 9:49 AM

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How do you even find them in the editor?

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I mean. There are other ways to get the map position of the airports.

hollow lantern Apr 11, 2017, 9:51 AM

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search for them? They are available in 3DEN like any other normal object

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its not a normal airport because I built a runway with these objects

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so there is none on the map originally

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 9:55 AM

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hmm

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allMissionObjects "CUP_A2_RUNWAY_MAIN"

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^ try this one

hollow lantern Apr 11, 2017, 10:57 AM

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thanks commy2 that actually worked

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 10:57 AM

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yw

hollow lantern Apr 11, 2017, 11:13 AM

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[1c0d2af5600# 428891: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c0d2af6080# 428890: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c025756080# 428477: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c0c6a04100# 428462: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c0c6a04b80# 428461: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c0c6a05600# 428460: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c0c6a06080# 428459: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c0c6a06b00# 428458: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c0c6a07580# 428457: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c0cc40ab00# 428455: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c0cc40b580# 428454: runway_main_ep1.p3d,1c0bf07c100# 428453: runway_main_ep1.p3d] hmm not sure what exactly I need to select from the array in order to get sqf { _x hideObjectGlobal true } forEach (nearestTerrainObjects [allMissionObjects "CUP_A2_Road_OA_runway_main_ep1",[],_size]); working. BIKI tells me thatI need PositionAGL or Position2D but in the array above I just see id's

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 11:15 AM

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{

} forEach allMissionObjects "CUP_A2_Road_OA_runway_main_ep1";

???

hollow lantern Apr 11, 2017, 11:17 AM

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but I don't want to hide the runway I want to hide nearestTerrainObjects near them

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and normally the command gets a position or object (via variable name) and then removes stuff

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but I would need to give every runway section a name then

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which I try to avoid atm

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 11:23 AM

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Which terrain objects?

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You definitely need two forEach loops then.
hide each terrain object around each airport.

hollow lantern Apr 11, 2017, 11:28 AM

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I stated [] which includes everything. But the most common would be "TREE", "SMALL TREE", "BUSH", "HOUSE", "FOREST BORDER", "FOREST TRIANGLE", "FOREST SQUARE", "CROSS", "ROCK", "FENCE", "WALL", "HIDE", "BUSSTOP", "ROAD", "FOREST", "ROCKS", "POWER LINES", "RAILWAY", "SHIPWRECK", "TRAIL

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 11:28 AM

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So many shipwrecks on the runway these days.

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2 forEach, one inside the other.

hollow lantern Apr 11, 2017, 11:29 AM

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ah I get

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it

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n1 thanks commy2 ```sqf
{
{ _x hideObjectGlobal true } forEach (nearestTerrainObjects [_x,[],_size]);
} forEach allMissionObjects "CUP_A2_Road_OA_runway_main_ep1";

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 1:21 PM

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I would like to ask about publicVariabless

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are they sent sequentially or in random order?

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so if i send someVariable and then I send SYNCHRO_DONE

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can I be sure that if SYNCHRO_DONE is set then someVariable is set too?

turbid thunder Apr 11, 2017, 2:59 PM

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@rugged basalt If you have small values you'll not notice any delay with the syncing aka its basically instant

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Both would be set

cedar kindle Apr 11, 2017, 3:17 PM

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it's not guaranteed

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arrival order that js

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is

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:24 PM

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hmm

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so I need to check isNull for every value?

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a lot of work

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@turbid thunder It's a multidimensional array 3*8

turbid thunder Apr 11, 2017, 3:26 PM

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@rugged basalt just check if the client has a variable in the array name

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:27 PM

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yeah but there's also the other array

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and the other one

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so 3 in total.

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what If I would have 10?

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lol

turbid thunder Apr 11, 2017, 3:27 PM

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Pack it all into one big array

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:27 PM

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that's simple elegant solution

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thanks for the idea

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you may wonder why im doing this

turbid thunder Apr 11, 2017, 3:28 PM

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Dont spam sync though

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:28 PM

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it's only synced on init

turbid thunder Apr 11, 2017, 3:28 PM

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Then its ok

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:28 PM

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im working on bomb defuse script

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code and sequence to defuse the bomb is random. I need that randomized on server then sent to all clients

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because if I would randomize it on clients then every client would have other combination 😄

cedar kindle Apr 11, 2017, 3:29 PM

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init the bomb when server sends code/seq

turbid thunder Apr 11, 2017, 3:30 PM

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Randomize it on server only --> publicVariable it

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:30 PM

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yeah that's what im gonna do

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yeah, that's why I was asking about publicVariable

turbid thunder Apr 11, 2017, 3:30 PM

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isNil becomes obsolete unless you need that array instantly

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:31 PM

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gonna make something like waituntil {!isNil(SEQUENCE)}

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in client only code

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 3:31 PM

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oO

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Why not just start a function from the Server, instead of using waitUntil?!

turbid thunder Apr 11, 2017, 3:31 PM

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Even better

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:32 PM

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that may be even better idea

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 3:32 PM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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I know, i am the best

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😂

turbid thunder Apr 11, 2017, 3:32 PM

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Only do smth with the variable when the player is actually interacting with the bomb

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 3:32 PM

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How is he interacting?

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By Dialog?

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:32 PM

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dialog

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it's already done

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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=903080750

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 3:33 PM

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Yeah, then just countercheck the Var, set by the Server via missionNameSpace setVariable["var",VarEntry,TRUE];
Done

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:33 PM

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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=903080197

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how is this different to publicVariable?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 3:35 PM

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So, anything else? Otherwise i am back at watching Dwarf Tossing.

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tbh... i always forget what the difference was. I prefer SetVar True, instead of PubVar. Easier to write/handle/Target

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:36 PM

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looks like PubVar uses already set value

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 3:36 PM

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PubVar = sends to everyone

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:36 PM

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setvar creates new one

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 3:36 PM

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setVar = Can be targeted to Obj, nameSapce, can be send to all or not etc

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SetVar creates a new "what"?

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:37 PM

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variable*

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 3:37 PM

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It can, it can also alter existing ones.. but... erm... yeaht, thats just normal^^

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:37 PM

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okay thanks professor

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😀

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 3:38 PM

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"Grandmaster" or "Halfgod in black" is enough

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:38 PM

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im better

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because im GODLIKE

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muhahha

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 3:38 PM

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Yeah... no

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😄

rugged basalt Apr 11, 2017, 3:41 PM

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it's heavily modified version of cobra4v320 script. Gonna make it publicly available after mission release

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 7:10 PM

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Does any one know the action for "Activate mine"? I can only find deactivateMine

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Actions

spice arch Apr 11, 2017, 7:11 PM

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So i've been looking through some documentation and I can't find much about displays. It seems like using display 46 is a pretty common thing and I'm trying to find more information on that but the documentation is either not there or really hard to find. Can anyone help me with this?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 7:21 PM

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display 46 = MainScreen you see, when you are ingame.

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The one where you see Ammo, Stamina, GPS etc.

spice arch Apr 11, 2017, 7:22 PM

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Yeah so I've seen that around but I'm curious to what the other displays are and if there is any documentation on this?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 7:23 PM

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They are in the A3-unpacked Config files

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"idd"

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UI_F.pbo for example

dusk sage Apr 11, 2017, 7:23 PM

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I don't think anyone has documented them all, there is some small lists scattered at the wiki though

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 7:24 PM

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(findDisplay 602) = Inventory (another example)

spice arch Apr 11, 2017, 7:25 PM

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ah okay, one other question. I notice also that it seems to be common practice to add eventhandlers for keyup keydown to display 46. Is that just common practice or is there a reason for it?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 7:25 PM

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You have to search for the desired names for yourself 😉

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Its one way to get rid of the ActionMenu

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e.g.: Adding a Function to a button, instead of an addAction (ScrollwheelMenu)

spice arch Apr 11, 2017, 7:27 PM

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hm, so am i understanding this correctly, if i add an eventhandler for keyup/down to display 46 it will only function when i am on the main display. For instance if i add an eventhandler to display 602, then it will only function when I'm looking at the inventory?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 7:30 PM

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Yep

spice arch Apr 11, 2017, 7:31 PM

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ah k ty

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 7:31 PM

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So basicly... add a KeyDownEH to Display46 (for example Button W will execute a hint msg) -> won't be executed, when Inventory is opened

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:16 PM

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@tough abyss what do you mean by activate mine?

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I guess its new. Check out the last couple comments https://github.com/A3Armory/A3A_A3Wasteland.Altis/issues/24

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hmm intresting

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Trolls are having fun with it at the A3W stores

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:19 PM

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fix it

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:19 PM

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mines are still bitches and just a new thing to consider fucking with them...

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Yeah had to walk away for a bit. Need to find what the action is

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:20 PM

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Is it the vanilla action?

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Or does Wasteland add it's own system

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:20 PM

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No, I guess its new. AgentRev would have noticed that I think

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:20 PM

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didn't mines active the "Put" EH, when placing?

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:21 PM

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I'll know for sure later tonight when I test the ```systemChat _action

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:21 PM

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Well if it's a custom action, I would just add "not in gun store" to the condition instead of doing tricky hacks.

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:21 PM

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yerp

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:22 PM

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No custom actions

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:22 PM

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So it is the vanilla action after all

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:22 PM

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I'll know for sure later tonight when I test the systemChat _action

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:22 PM

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I mean, you will use ScrollMenu EH, should be easy to filter/blacklist/whitelist everything except the needed stuff.

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:25 PM

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TouchOff
TouchOffMines
SetTimer
StartTimer
Deactivate

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:25 PM

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Must be put then

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:25 PM

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PutWeapon

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:26 PM

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Also doing a text search in the code for "Activate mine" came up with nothing. From what Agent said and my guess its a new action. Not sure why they wouldnt use activateMine when deactivateMine has been there

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:26 PM

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wasn't it "place mine"?

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:26 PM

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No It was already on the groundsimulator

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:27 PM

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Ah, kk

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:27 PM

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once you active it you can use the action timmer and touch off

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:27 PM

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TakeMine
DeactivateMine

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:27 PM

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But doesn't Mines activate automaticly?

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:27 PM

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DeactivateMine mine worked when I tested it

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thought they would just make it activateMine.

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:28 PM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:28 PM

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TouchOff
TouchOffMines
?

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:28 PM

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If you place them on the ground they dont activate automaticly

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:28 PM

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Thats blowing up, Commy

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:29 PM

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Uhm.

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:29 PM

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Yeah I'll try that. Im away from the test box

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:29 PM

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Packing my Prototypethingy here, gonna start Arma after that

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:29 PM

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Don't forget
SetTimer
StartTimer
otherwise they can use the timer I think

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:30 PM

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will do. thank you

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:34 PM

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Any specific mine?

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@tough abyss

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"UseMagazine"

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Tested with: Satchel, Apers Mine, Apers Bounding Mine and Claymore.

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:38 PM

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We are using that now to block place mine/charge. https://github.com/A3Armory/A3A_A3Wasteland.Altis/blob/dev/client/functions/fn_inGameUIActionEvent.sqf#L12-L115

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You can bypass it now by just puting it on the ground and "Activate mine" to get the actions placed would give

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:39 PM

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Oh, you mean by dropping it trought the Inventory?

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Or how?

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:39 PM

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Yeah

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:40 PM

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Oh, i didn't knew thats working

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:40 PM

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It must be new... I think

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:40 PM

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Oh yeah, it works

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:40 PM

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Would have caught that awhile back

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:40 PM

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Only with a single Charge in it.

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"UseContainerMagazine"

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:41 PM

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mines will do it too

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huh yeah

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:41 PM

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Nah, if you have 2 charges in it -> No Action (since it doesn't know wich one)

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:41 PM

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wait we need that for people to put things on the ground and trade at the stores, I think

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nice

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:43 PM

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I mean... if it would be possible to remove SingleItems from a Container/Vehicle, without deleting and refilling everything in it... it would be easier

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*pokes BIMinions*

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:44 PM

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lol

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:45 PM

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Missing Command since OFP - No adding in sight 😄

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 8:45 PM

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player setVelocity [0,0,1e38]; - Theres no limit on this command?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:45 PM

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There is

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(no clue, what you mean with Limit, so first answer is: There is.)

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 8:46 PM

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I meant as in a limit to stop game crashing from hard velocity changes like that: https://github.com/A3Armory/A3A_A3Wasteland.Altis/blob/dev/client/functions/quit.sqf

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I can only imagine going that fast would crash a game atleast.

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:46 PM

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It does crash, yeah. Whats your point?

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The velocity would be just "too fast".

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But speed like player setVelocity [0,0,500]; do works.

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 8:47 PM

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Just saying it probably isn't the best thing having that even possible. I can understand anti-hack reasons. But imagine a hacker just unleashing this on a server full of people.

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:48 PM

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Some of my former Teammates reported about some strange overall behaviour, when a Planes was flying faster then Speed of Sound (can not confirm).
iirc they mentioned faster Anims etc. no clue anymore. too long ago.

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 8:49 PM

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Hmm

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:49 PM

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If a "hacker" is able to execute that command... nah.. i think he prefers to do other stuff, then just letting player crash. That would be boring.

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I mean... he would kickout the ppl out, he wants the attention.

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 8:50 PM

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Indeed

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:50 PM

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The setpos limit in your beconfig might help that but yeah that would be bad. Think A3Wasteland used somthing like that to kick hackers flagged (crashes the client) but it broke a couple Arma updates ago

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https://github.com/A3Wasteland/ArmA3_Wasteland.Altis/issues/455

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:55 PM

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Way too complicated

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_a = {call _a}; isNil _a;

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:56 PM

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huh I'll try that.

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 8:57 PM

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How would I pull the ammo count as a integer from: currentMagazineDetail?

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:57 PM

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Can't you use a different command?

jovial ivy Apr 11, 2017, 8:57 PM

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To get ammo from the current magazine?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 8:58 PM

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Currently loaded mag?

indigo snow Apr 11, 2017, 8:58 PM

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Check Example 3 on the wiki page for the command

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 8:58 PM

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player ammo currentMuzzle player

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There is no point in using currentMagazineDetail for this

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 9:00 PM

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something like this should also work

_AmmoCount_Mag = 
{
    if((_x select 4) IsEqualTo (currentWeapon player) )exitWith
    {
        _x select 1;
    };
}forEach (magazinesAmmoFull player);```

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 9:01 PM

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xD

hollow lantern Apr 11, 2017, 9:30 PM

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what exactly does a Grass cutter on the scripting side? Do I really need that object for removing grass or will a setDamage on the grass class also work?

dusk sage Apr 11, 2017, 9:31 PM

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grass cutter 😄

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 9:31 PM

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cut grass

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It does no scripting. It's just a plane that pushes down the grass, but is invisible and can be walked and fired through.

hollow lantern Apr 11, 2017, 9:32 PM

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ah

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 9:36 PM

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More or less just for "cutting the grass". Nothing else. Cleaning up the ground, where needed.

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 9:57 PM

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@jade abyss @little eagle It was UseContainerMagazine 👍

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 9:57 PM

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invoice comes later. @torn juniper Would you pls?

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😄

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 10:00 PM

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UseContainerMagazine

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Never heard of that

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:00 PM

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💰

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:01 PM

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Same here Commy. Prolly just for Mines.

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki?search=UseContainerMagazine&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 10:01 PM

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It's not in CfgActions. Custom? Or is it new

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:01 PM

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Not even WikiPage oO

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config.bin/CfgActions.UseContainerMagazine'.

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 10:02 PM

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So it's a new thing in 1.68

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:02 PM

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Can't check atm. Packing Island

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Can't even find anything on Google

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 10:03 PM

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isClass (configFile >> "CfgActions" >> "UseContainerMagazine")
true

torn juniper Apr 11, 2017, 10:03 PM

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@jade abyss http://i.imgur.com/rpboeOR.png

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:03 PM

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Thx

torn juniper Apr 11, 2017, 10:03 PM

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anytime

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haha

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:03 PM

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@tough abyss There it is:
http://i.imgur.com/rpboeOR.png

😂

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 10:03 PM

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hideOnUse = 1;
priority = 9;
shortcut = "";
show = 1;
showWindow = 1;
text = "Activate mine";
textDefault = "<img image='\A3\ui_f\data\igui\cfg\actions\ico_ON_ca.paa' size='1.8' shadow=2 />";
textSimple = "";

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:04 PM

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Okay, so for Mines Only

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 10:05 PM

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[bin\config.bin/CfgActions/UseContainerMagazine,bin\config.bin/CfgActions/ActivateMine]

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There are two actions with exactly the same string.

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ActivateMine and UseContainerMagazine

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:06 PM

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I tried that. Doesnt work... ActivateMine

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 10:06 PM

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Yeah, because BI added another one in 1.68 - UseContainerMagazine

tough abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:06 PM

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maybe they are saving it for later lol

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 10:06 PM

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Who knows for what

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:06 PM

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hmm

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I got an idea

little eagle Apr 11, 2017, 10:07 PM

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oh boy

jade abyss Apr 11, 2017, 10:07 PM

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Some stuff like Interaction with Items, without using addAction to stuff etc. blablub

jovial ivy Apr 12, 2017, 12:38 AM

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_newPos = [(_position select 0) + floor random(3) , _position select 1, (_position select 2) + floor random(3)];``` would this work to add a random number to x and z? Not entirely sure if it would work(dont have time to test)

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 12:40 AM

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(dont have time to test) <- ?

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The time you used, to write that post could have been the time, you copy that in the DebugConsole 😄

jovial ivy Apr 12, 2017, 12:42 AM

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As in the ingame debug console? I suppose, but that would require me to launch steam and proceed to launch arma 😛

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 12:42 AM

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Thats what you usualy have open, when writing code 😉

jovial ivy Apr 12, 2017, 12:43 AM

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I guess 😉 - Im just writing a few small bits and pieces i've been too lazy to write.

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 12:44 AM

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Not a big thing (means it should work)
(_position select 0) + floor random(3)
->
( (_position select 0) + floor (random 3) )

jovial ivy Apr 12, 2017, 12:44 AM

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Gotcha.

tough abyss Apr 12, 2017, 12:46 AM

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Or you could use getrelpos + random direction + random distance.
Although i do wonder why you want a respawn position that may spawn unit in the air 3 meters 😃
edit: nm you need to past it an object

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 12:47 AM

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shush!

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Don't spoil everything 😄

lime gazelle Apr 12, 2017, 1:10 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/onEachFrame

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 1:14 AM

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Why? Wanna kill the Server quickly?

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while{}do <-

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(don't know why you need something framePrecise on the Server, but okay)

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diag_TickTime -> Comparing them to other times

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uisleep

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diag_TickTime

jovial ivy Apr 12, 2017, 1:16 AM

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@tough abyss I remember old issues like that back last summer when I played on your server alot. On defense missions or something where they would last 5x longer then they should have 😛

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 1:16 AM

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_StartTime = diag_TickTime;
waitUntil{diag_TickTime > (_StartTime + 10); uisleep 0.1;};```

jovial ivy Apr 12, 2017, 1:17 AM

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It was invigorating. Shooting AI and getting shot back for 50minutes 😄

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Probably. Did you add CAS back? Or you leaving that out for longer.

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Ah. Im debating on buying that bundle. Not entirely sure if its worth it yet.

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 1:19 AM

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#general_chat_arma <-?

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Excuse me?

lime gazelle Apr 12, 2017, 1:21 AM

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smh..

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Is there a best practices discussion anywhere for preventing script exploits?

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Any. I've noticed a number of mission makers putting in specific lines to prevent script exploits and curious if there is anywhere to research them more to prevent them.

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as an axample // block script injection exploit inGameUISetEventHandler ["PrevAction", ""]; inGameUISetEventHandler ["Action", ""]; inGameUISetEventHandler ["NextAction", ""];

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 1:26 AM

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uh, wut?

lime gazelle Apr 12, 2017, 1:27 AM

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That is what I am looking for. Information regarding exploits, current exploits to watch for etc.

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Poor programming issues etc?

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 1:31 AM

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poor scripting issues mostly

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like leaving the DebugConsole enabled in the ServerConfig

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or having no SignatureFilecheck...

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

lime gazelle Apr 12, 2017, 1:32 AM

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Seams like a lot of that would be common sense

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 1:33 AM

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Thats what you loose pretty quickly.. many many ppl just don't have common sense

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Or beeing able to connect 2 simple thoughts/hints together

lime gazelle Apr 12, 2017, 1:34 AM

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Push button to sell car being spammable is something that I didn't know

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This is the issue of working on a mod and scripting for two years but in issolation.

jovial ivy Apr 12, 2017, 1:35 AM

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Theres still a few major exploits going around with Arma 3 Addons. In fault of signature scanning.

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Indeed. It's sad but true.

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Checking actions for an antihack wouldn't be hard I suppose(as in a server script). Removing most action menu type hacks.

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 1:38 AM

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lol

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those addActions are Clientside. So must be run on client.

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```sqf
CODE (starts in the next line)
```

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sqf -> Next line: Code

#

exactly Nom

lime gazelle Apr 12, 2017, 1:44 AM

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Nice!

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Thank you @jade abyss

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 1:46 AM

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yepyep

lime gazelle Apr 12, 2017, 1:48 AM

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I don't mind it, was just curious if there were any resources for it. I work in a place where I have hours with computer use to browse so I can research

jovial ivy Apr 12, 2017, 1:49 AM

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I dont really trust infistar too much. Dont get me wrong its a great AH, but its past scares me(from old exploits as in backdoors)

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Indeed. As well as their UID's in the code so atleast they allow that 😛

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 1:50 AM

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Quiksilver - Today at 3:49 AM
well its open source,

Since when?

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🤦

#

Just because you can edit it, doesn't mean its "Open Source"...

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🤦

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 2:23 AM

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Obfuscated code is not really source code... Even by definition it isn't

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2017, 3:02 AM

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Does anyone have a consistent way to force an ai to move to a position even when it's in combat, only way I've been able to do it is with a combination of disableAI flags, setBehaviour, forceSpeed, and doMove

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and even then it doesn't work once the AI has engaged for the first time

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 5:29 AM

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does disabling FSM on ai help? or would they just not move at all then?

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ok, wiki note says

FSM: Essentially makes the enemy "dumber". Enemies react slower to enemy fire and the enemy stops using hand signals. Disabling FSM, can give the impression of untrained units as they react slower and are more disorganized than when FSM is enabled. Good for rebel fighters and when enabled better for professional armies.

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 7:22 AM

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if people have 3 monitors in arma, are they always the same resolution (or UI size)?

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so safeZoneX - safeZoneW = safeZoneXAbs in those cases?

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 7:24 AM

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check killzone kid's article on safezone, it explains it well and in more detail than someone can do in chat really

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 7:51 AM

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it doesn't really say either way, but going to just assume they'd all be the same size

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if not, they'd probably be used to things looking wrong anyway

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 7:53 AM

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hahaha brutal

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 8:12 AM

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ArmA 3 on a 75 inch 720p TV looks weird ^^

thin pine Apr 12, 2017, 9:43 AM

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Any recommendations for IDEs for ArmA scripting? I'm getting tired of Np++

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 9:51 AM

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I use Intelij IDEA Ultimate but most of the guys here use Atom I think

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 9:52 AM

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Sublime Text 3

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 9:53 AM

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what's wrong with np++?

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either that or sublime is the best choice imo...atom, brackets, vs code are quite slow

simple fiber Apr 12, 2017, 9:54 AM

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IDEA has a syntax checker and a project manager

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But sublime is simpler

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 9:54 AM

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I tried opening the AllInOne config with NP++, but it took twice as long as it does with ST3, so I de-installed it.

simple fiber Apr 12, 2017, 9:54 AM

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Great plugins

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If you want to replace NP++ you can try ST3

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It would be the best choice imo

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 9:55 AM

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The best syntax checker is in my head and the only debugger is "Play Mission".

thin pine Apr 12, 2017, 9:55 AM

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😄

simple fiber Apr 12, 2017, 9:56 AM

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I'd rather winning some time with a syntax checker

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I guess it depends on what you like

#

🤷

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 9:56 AM

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i stick with np++ cos i've used it for years and have learned it's shortcuts etc

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don't see the point in switching editors all the time, although i tried

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 9:56 AM

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Good attitude

simple fiber Apr 12, 2017, 9:57 AM

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^

thin pine Apr 12, 2017, 9:57 AM

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Thanks for the suggestions guys. NP++ is good, I'm just checking what's out there with SQF support, keeping an open mind

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 9:57 AM

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use atom on my linux machine cos it's the best native editor imo, but is a bit sluggish

simple fiber Apr 12, 2017, 9:57 AM

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Stick with what you know unless you feel the need of smth else

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 9:57 AM

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How is the best editor "sluggish"?

simple fiber Apr 12, 2017, 9:58 AM

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Slow af

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 9:58 AM

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That disqualifies it imo.

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 9:58 AM

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someone made a 1.60 syntax highlighter for np++, i just update that whenever new commands are added

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 9:58 AM

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ST3 syntax highlighting is at 1.68

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 9:58 AM

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i mean in terms of features, it does what i want. but it could be faster.

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 9:58 AM

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And it's also used by Github.

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 9:58 AM

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ye but i don't know any shortcuts on ST3 😄

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i kinda like the native windows UI of np++ too, ST doesn't really fit in with other native apps visually

#

same with atom

#

i just called desktop programs apps, brb killing myself

tame portal Apr 12, 2017, 10:01 AM

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@little eagle What's the main difference between Poseidon and just using the actual sublimetext?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 10:02 AM

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No idea. Never used Poseidon.

tame portal Apr 12, 2017, 10:02 AM

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So just plain sublimetext with support for SQF

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 10:03 AM

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poseidon has a hammer and sickle icon, that's it's main selling point

thin pine Apr 12, 2017, 10:03 AM

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I found the lack of tree view file-structure in NP++ disturbing, but I just found out they added that since 6.9. Amazing

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 10:04 AM

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Plain ST3 with https://github.com/JonBons/Sublime-SQF-Language

GitHub

JonBons/Sublime-SQF-Language

Sublime-SQF-Language - Sublime Text 2 highlighter for Bohemia Interactive's SQF Language.

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 10:04 AM

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nice, just realised i haven't updated in 3 years

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 10:05 AM

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poseidon has a hammer and sickle icon, that's it's main selling point
🤦

willow basin Apr 12, 2017, 10:05 AM

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Is the Sublime Text Plugin still being updated?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 10:05 AM

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The one I linked? yes.

#

Jonpas added 1.68 a week ago

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 10:06 AM

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just updated np++ and it closed the 100+ files i had opened and reset my theme, nice nice

#

anyone know a good new IDE?

willow basin Apr 12, 2017, 10:08 AM

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You can always try VS Code + SQFLint if you aren't happy with the other ones https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Armitxes.sqf

thin pine Apr 12, 2017, 10:08 AM

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Why did you have 100 files open? 😄

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 10:09 AM

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we won two world wars so people can have hundreds of tabs open in their web browsers and text editors bro

keen stream Apr 12, 2017, 10:17 AM

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@thin pine I've switched to Atom with the plugin made by the ACE guys. Works like a charm! 😄

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2017, 10:28 AM

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Does anyone know if its possible to attach an object to a characters head so that it rotates when you free look with your heads movement?

thin pine Apr 12, 2017, 10:43 AM

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without a per frame handler/loop it is not possible unfortunately

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 10:55 AM

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https://img.knight-industries.org/2017-04-10_06-00-12.png IDEA all day long lol. Works n1

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 10:56 AM

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bb_tankflip
👍

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 10:56 AM

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Can a SQF dev message me

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 10:57 AM

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yep the BaerMitUmlaut is strong with this one

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 10:57 AM

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initHC.sqf

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Is this a thing or is this called manually?

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 10:58 AM

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its called by the headless client (automaticlly)

#

if you want some scripts to be run on the hc put them there

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like the initServer.sqf but for the headless client

thin pine Apr 12, 2017, 11:04 AM

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You sure it isn't called manually?

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 11:07 AM

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yes, maybe our Mission-Framework does this automaticlly, I'm gonna check that

#

but since I never used it without its almost automatic for me

#

but lets see

#

looked up in our framework serverside mod but nope its not called there in any way so I guess its automatic loaded

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:16 AM

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Looking for a SQF Dev to teach me how to script will pay for said time 😃

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:18 AM

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The wiki teaches for free ;)

#

Check your initPlayerLocal? @hollow lantern

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 11:21 AM

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this is empty

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^^

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:21 AM

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I don't think any initHC is called automatically

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:22 AM

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Maybe it isn't loaded at all. Placebo file

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:23 AM

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Where did you see it?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:25 AM

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screenshot

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:25 AM

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Can you link me Boguu?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:25 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3

Arma 3

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:26 AM

#

Where would i be looking in the WIki?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:26 AM

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That depends on what you're looking for I guess.

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:27 AM

#

Scripting

#

im having mad trouble trying to teach myself how to script

#

and no one on here is being much help which is fustrating

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:28 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Control_Structures
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Data_Types

Control Structures

Data Types

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:28 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Introduction_to_Scripting

#

KillZoneKids blog will also help you

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:29 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Variables

Variables

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:30 AM

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@dusk sage theres not much info on that area

#

and i have a base understanding on io

#

it

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:31 AM

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There is many links at the bottom of that page

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:31 AM

#

im more or less looking for custom sfcripting ect

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:31 AM

#

What?

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:31 AM

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Like learning how to create custom scripts

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:31 AM

#

Well

#

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Introduction_to_Scripting

ArmA: Introduction to Scripting

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:32 AM

#

im looking at that

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:32 AM

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That teaches you language syntax etc. The wiki contains documentation for practically every command

#

And a large amount of BIS functions

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:33 AM

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Yeah im looking mainly looking for SQF for altis life

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:33 AM

#

....

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It's written there

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:33 AM

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Altis Life is a mod and you won't find any info about that specifically on the wiki.

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:33 AM

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Altis Life isn't special, it uses the same SQF as everything else

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:34 AM

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True, but the wiki is generally about SQF and not about specific missions.

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:34 AM

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Well yeah but i would rather who is experienced just teach me

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:34 AM

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Nobody wants to teach somebody who doesn't want to learn

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:34 AM

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Cause my server cant wait 6 months while i wait

#

while ill learn

#

and also ive spent 1-2 years trying to learn

#

so im trying to learn

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:35 AM

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And you've got nowhere :/?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:35 AM

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2 years is enough to know everything there is to know.

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:35 AM

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I have a basic understanding but custom scripts are the issue

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:35 AM

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You can become proficient in a matter of weeks just reading the wiki

#

Nobody is exempt from that, there isn't that much to know to do your own thing

#

Anything you write in SQF is a 'custom script'

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:37 AM

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well yes but i want to learn how to build my own script

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:37 AM

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Open a text editor

#

Write some SQF in it

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Put it in your mission

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:37 AM

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Essentially.

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:38 AM

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You seem to think there is some secret that people aren't telling you, there isn't unfortunately

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:38 AM

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I have all the secrets, but I wouldn't tell BoGuu.

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:39 AM

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Well sorry that i have 5 disabilities and im having trouble understanding a few things

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:39 AM

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Trying to work with dialog boxes, is there something I borked in this?

TAG_fnc_DisplayText =
    {
        _text = ctrlText 1400; //grab the text entered into resource 1400 (our edit box).
        Hint format *“%1”,_text+;
    };

It looks normal to me but I feel I might have borked something.

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 11:39 AM

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@little eagle @dusk sage yep, InitPlayerLocal.sqf with

if (isHC && !didJIP) exitWith { [localHC] execVM "initHC.sqf" };
if (!isMultiplayer)  then     { [localHC] execVM "initHC.sqf" };``` thats howwe run the initHC.sqf

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:39 AM

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Called it ;)

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 11:40 AM

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yea, manual then

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:40 AM

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@bitter bough you need a reference to the control before ctrlText

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:41 AM

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format *“%1”,_text+;

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:41 AM

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@fallen moss I don't want to be rude to you, and that's unfortunate. But please don't say that and expect a response, were giving you advice whether you choose to accept it or not

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:41 AM

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this looks wrong

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:41 AM

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im accepting it but what ever thanks

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:41 AM

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erro sorry, after it

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:42 AM

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Sorry, somewhat new.
How would I go about referencing it?
I've got like 3 other files working together to get this UI to work xD

fallen moss Apr 12, 2017, 11:42 AM

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ill go read all that Wiki ect and KK's blog stuff and see how i go

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:42 AM

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actually that might work if your IDC is 1400.. but sure how it knows which dialog though

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:42 AM

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That's all you really need to write your own things, yep

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 11:43 AM

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what are you having trouble with @gentle marten?

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oops wrong ghost

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:43 AM

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Alright, so how would I go about specifying which Dialog?

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:43 AM

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He wants to write his own scripts

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:43 AM

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usually i would use _control = (findDisplay _IDD) displayCtrl _IDC;

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 11:43 AM

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i would suggest pulling apart smaller missions. don't rip apart something big and fucked like altis life. look at small scripts and mods, figure out how the author made them. rinse and repeat.

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:44 AM

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The problem is not ctrlText, it's the fucked up format

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:44 AM

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then _text = ctrlText _control .. but as commy2 said, somethings definitely wrong with that format too

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 11:44 AM

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also hardly anyone will help you with altis life. anyone already in the life scene will view you as a competitor. anyone not in the life scene will view you as a scrub.

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:44 AM

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@little eagle what is wrong with the format space?

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:45 AM

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format ["%1",_text];

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:45 AM

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^

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format *“%1”,_text+;

^ this is 100% wrong

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:45 AM

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That is not true no @rancid ruin

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:45 AM

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that explains a bit

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lemme test that

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 11:45 AM

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which bit boguu?

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:46 AM

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also hardly anyone will help you with altis life. anyone already in the life scene will view you as a competitor.

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But, not today

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:46 AM

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Also careful with those quote marks
“ and ”
are not
"

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:46 AM

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wait, there is a diff?

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 11:46 AM

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i mean knowledgable life devs, if any exist. rarely do you see life devs helping each other.

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:46 AM

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Only " works in scripts. Well and '

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But not “ and ”

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:47 AM

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Whew alright

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:47 AM

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french keyboard?

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:47 AM

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You may not, but they do, yes

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I think we should get some SQF trigraph support for funny syntax ;)

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:48 AM

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Nah, american. I'm trying to follow a simple tutorial and it's ended horribly

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:48 AM

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oneoh just called BoGuu not knowledgeable.
🔥

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:48 AM

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I can use this to execute the box right?
createDialog “myDialog”;

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or wait

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:49 AM

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quotes are wrong again, but other than that, yeah

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:49 AM

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is that the "

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:49 AM

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No, wrong quote marks

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:49 AM

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issue again

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fug

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:49 AM

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time for a mass replace

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:49 AM

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that's quite confusing

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:49 AM

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sounds like probly the web site you got the tutorial off

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:49 AM

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Is that some copy paste fu

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:50 AM

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text editors don't generally type those

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:50 AM

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I agree. Those weird sideways quote marks should've never been introduced.

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:50 AM

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Always happens with quotations

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 11:50 AM

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hey at least it doesn't include line numbers like some shitty code sections on websites

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:50 AM

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Going in for another test.

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^^

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:51 AM

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I've seen people copy the + and - from Git diffs

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:51 AM

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Reminder that

2 +++ 2

is valid SQF

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:51 AM

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wut

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:52 AM

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2 +++ 2
2 ++ (+2)
2 ++ 2
2 + (+2)
2 + 2
4

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:52 AM

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Well good news. No errors, but my box doesn't show up.
getting somewhere

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:53 AM

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'Poo' + + 'bar' will produce PooNaN in JS. Stupid fun fact for the day. Atleast we're not using JS

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:54 AM

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@bitter bough there's likely a bunch of quotes in your config too

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:54 AM

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I've looked

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:54 AM

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Nah, simple script error, because unary + STRING doesn't exist

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:54 AM

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sadly nothing was there that was wrong

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 11:54 AM

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at least you can increment something in JS without going var = var + 1

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:54 AM

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write a macro

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burp

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:54 AM

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But we can't add strings and numbers so it's okay

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😋

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:55 AM

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Not to mention I don't have any configs.
Unless the diag.hpp is a config, then I suppose?

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:55 AM

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It is yes

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:55 AM

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The description.ext is a config

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And the mission.sqm technically too

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Although rarely edited by hand

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:55 AM

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Huh, I know the .ext isn't wrong. We've used that thing for months

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possibly years

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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have you added the #include "diag.hpp"?

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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yeah

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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I used to edit the SQM by hand, but it's alot scarier since eden

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Keep clear of it

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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#include “myDialog.hpp”

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wait

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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can you access the mission SQM config via SQF?

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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.....

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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lol

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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I'm gonna kill these things

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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editing sqm is a sure fire way to have a bad time

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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getMissionConfigValue, Lecks

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:56 AM

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I control F'd every one

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 11:57 AM

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nice, tnx

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 11:57 AM

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Ugh, I don't like how hard those are to find in N++

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does the import need a semicolon?
I don't think it does but I could be wrong

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:59 AM

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No

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:00 PM

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alright thought so

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:07 PM

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kinda over this Arma 3 discord
ill just do everything myself and fuck these big top notch Devs

that guy 5 mins ago who wanted to learn scripting

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well done guys you tilted him

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 12:07 PM

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Lol

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We linked him the wiki guides

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He was looking for a personal tutor

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:09 PM

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i told him that's a sure fire way to get scammed, but he wasn't having any of it

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http://i.imgur.com/m0OeARI.png

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sad people have that outlook 😦

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 12:11 PM

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Professional developers that have degrees in coding and that have worked on assassin's creed

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That also know and can teach SQF

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That's handy

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:12 PM

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maybe i'm wrong but trying to go from 0 to modifying and customising a full blown complicated mission like Life is totally the wrong way to do shit in my opinion

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 12:14 PM

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He said he's been learning for 1-2 years. I don't really know what. But if he thinks the wiki lacks information (as he said), then unfortunately IMO, maybe game development isn't the right route

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:14 PM

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well, the wiki is pretty shit for a newcomer to be fair

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 12:15 PM

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The introduction to scripting and syntax pages are a good start, and KKs blog furthers that

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:15 PM

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if you can use google well and have the drive to actually LEARN this shit though, it can be done. that's how we all ended up here right?

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:15 PM

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yeh there's a lot on there.. but half of it only seems to be accessible via google

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 12:15 PM

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👍

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:16 PM

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KK's blog isn't even amazing, it's just a good resource cos he's one of the only people who actually blogged/blogs about SQF

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 12:17 PM

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For a beginner it's amazing. Some of the info on there, especially about execution environments etc, is invaluable for a beginner to learn

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Maybe once matured a bit not so much, but gotta start somewhere 😋

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He teaches it in a very simple way

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:19 PM

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a lot of stuff he does yeah, but he also does some weird and confusing stuff imo

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but it's always fun to see how other people solve problems

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shame he doesn't post more tbh

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:26 PM

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I feel like this is an error I shouldn't be missing so easily. And shouldn't be those pesky quotes cause I replaced all
http://i.imgur.com/LogPfJJ.png (error)
https://gist.github.com/BSherb/c06d0721da1ca3eb291ced2f63d1b6a2 (.ext)

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:28 PM

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OnLoadName = "Operation Dune Buggy;

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:28 PM

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hah
look at that.....

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:28 PM

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here's a quote i know works well if you wanna borrow it

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"

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:28 PM

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xD

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I've been staring at line 2 for like 10 minutes

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that's what confused me

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:29 PM

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i'm more concerned that your user name is spazz tbh

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:29 PM

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Old nickname
Long story

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Had the same email with the same name since 2001

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:30 PM

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i would guess it's complaining about line 2 because the #include are ignored when the file is preprocessed

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so line 2 minus the includes is accurate

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:30 PM

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Would make sense

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huh, and now apparently my init.sqf has an issue.
this is such a fun time

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:32 PM

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well you seem to be Mr. Fucked Up Quotes so i'd check all your strings in init.sqf right away

cedar kindle Apr 12, 2017, 12:33 PM

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kinda over this Arma 3 discord
ill just do everything myself and fuck these big top notch Devs

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lol

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:33 PM

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the only 2 quotes are normal o.o

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TAG_fnc_DisplayText =
    {
        _control = (findDisplay _IDD) displayCtrl _IDC;
        _text = ctrlText 1400;
        Hint format ["%1",_text];
    };

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:34 PM

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nope they're different characters

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here, borrow mine "

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:35 PM

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What?

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how

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Literally just retyped this....

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:35 PM

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what editor are you using?

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microsoft word?

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:35 PM

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N++

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people use word to do scripting?

cedar kindle Apr 12, 2017, 12:35 PM

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wants to learn but can't even read an introduction tutorial > 🗑

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:36 PM

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^

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me in a nutshell

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:36 PM

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i can't think why notepad++ would do that

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weird

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:36 PM

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lemme fudge around with it a bit

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:38 PM

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the quotes are right in that one?

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:38 PM

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yeah

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:38 PM

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both different characters according to my notepad++

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:38 PM

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it's giving me invalid number in expression

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:39 PM

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oh.. where i wrote _IDD and _IDC

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u need to actually put the IDD and IDC of the controls

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and you're not using _control anyway, so can probly just delete that

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:39 PM

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I did

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same error

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:40 PM

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    {
        _text = ctrlText 1400;
        Hint format ["%1",_text];
    };```

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:40 PM

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Yeah, getting the same error with that alone

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:40 PM

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i dunno, i don't think the error is in that code

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:42 PM

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http://i.imgur.com/TBjYbW7.png

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:43 PM

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that's the code where you're calling it

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looks like your [s have become *s

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and your ]s have become +s

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:44 PM

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Ugh, this tutorial is becoming more and more of a pain each minute

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:44 PM

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can you link it?

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:44 PM

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https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/174584-guide-your-guide-to-dialogs/

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:45 PM

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ah ok it is in word

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:45 PM

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who does this

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:45 PM

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not sure how [] got messed up though

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but explains the quotes

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:46 PM

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Alright, so I need to find where the brackets are borked?

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:46 PM

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yeh, it looks right in the word doc

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but yeah copying out and it becomes onButtonClick = “*+ call TAG_fnc_DisplayText”;

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:48 PM

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lemme find that

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:48 PM

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i knew this would come back to microsoft word somehow

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:48 PM

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yeah you called it

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:48 PM

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this just brings back my question
who uses word for scripting

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:49 PM

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i guess he used it for a tutorial, not scripting

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if you printed/typed it, it'd work

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:49 PM

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i used to think pdf was shit but it was just pdf readers which were shit

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pdf ftw

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:49 PM

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ppl usually make pdfs out of word

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:49 PM

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I'm using chrome to read it. so I dunno

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:49 PM

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so it'd likely have the same problem

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:50 PM

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just re-write all that shit from scratch imo

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it will help you learn it for next time too

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:50 PM

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onButtonClick = "[] call TAG_fnc_DisplayText";
is this at least proper?

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or does the call go inside the brackets?

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:51 PM

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no that's right

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inside the brackets are the arguments you send to a function

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:51 PM

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Ohhh.

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:52 PM

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'call' is the scripting command, [] and TAG_fnc_DisplayName are the args

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:52 PM

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like you could do

onButtonClick = "['B. Sherb'] call TAG_fnc_someFunction";

to send your name to a function

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:53 PM

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SQF uses the 'interesting' syntax of ARG1 command ARG2, or command ARG1, or command [ARG1, ARG2...]

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just to keep life interesting

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:53 PM

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that worked beautifully
thank you all xD

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So, I could set it to send just about anything to a function?
neat

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 12:55 PM

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yeh, and any number of things

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['B. Sherb'] goes into your function as _this

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most commonly read with params ["_name"];

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(_name could be anything you want)

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:57 PM

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It's going to be a long road of dealing with this.
I'm trying to create a semi-ambient system with a shop
though my first few hours make me want to stab things

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:58 PM

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TAG_fnc_hello = {
params["_name", "_age"];
systemChat format["Hi my name is %1 and I am %2 years old", _name, _age];
};

["B. Sherb", 20] call TAG_fnc_hello;
// in chat: Hi my name is B. Sherb and I am 20 years old

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untested

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but yeah, dick around making your own functions, it's fun

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 12:58 PM

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that would make sense.
That's fairly neat

rancid ruin Apr 12, 2017, 12:59 PM

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you can set default values for arguments too

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it's basically zombo.com, anything is possible

pliant stream Apr 12, 2017, 2:20 PM

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does anyone else think that it might be useful to know the sender in serverside public variable event handlers?

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 2:21 PM

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I've been wanting that for a very long time, as well as for RE

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 2:25 PM

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gunner_1 disableAI "AUTOTARGET";
gunner_1 disableAI "TARGET";

nig_shoot_sky = {
    _gun = _this select 0;
    _t1 = _this select 1;
    _t = selectRandom _t1;
    gunner _gun setSkill ["aimingAccuracy",0.05];
    waitUntil {
        _gun setVehicleAmmoDef 1;
        sleep 10;
        [_gun,_t] spawn {_gun = _this select 0; _t2 = _this select 1;for "_i" from 0 to 250 do {sleep 0.1;_gun lookAt _t2};};
        sleep 10;
        for "_i" from 1 to 10 do {
            sleep random 1;
            _gun fire (weapons _gun select 0);
            _gun lookAt _t;
        };
        sleep random 10;
        !(alive gunner _gun)
    };
};
[zu_1,[skeet_1,skeet_2,skeet_3,skeet_4,skeet_5]] spawn nig_shoot_sky;```

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Someone gave me that script.

#

I am just not sure where to...put that?

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I named the skeets and the gun in init variable.

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 2:27 PM

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wherever you want to really 😄

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If you define the function on init, you can run [zu_1,[skeet_1,skeet_2,skeet_3,skeet_4,skeet_5]] spawn nig_shoot_sky; whenever you choose

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 2:30 PM

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I am obviously doing something wrong tho.

#

To give a thing a variable I use the variablename under init, right?

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Oh wait, does the script spawn the skeets itself or do I have to do that?

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 2:33 PM

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looks like that will just make an ai shoot at 1 random skeet till he dies

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 2:34 PM

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Yeah.

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He just...doesn't do that.

vapid frigate Apr 12, 2017, 2:40 PM

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u got a guy (gunner_1) in a vehicle (zu_1) ?

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and something to shoot at named skeet_1, etc

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 2:44 PM

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Yeah.

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I switched to another script tho.

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 [zu_1], 
 [[0, 4500], [7000, 8000], [1000, 500]], 
 20 + random 100, 
 0, 
 {alive zu_1} 
] spawn GKB_fnc_randomAAFire.sqf;```

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But it tells me that a ; is missing

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In the last line

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https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/155400-random-aa-fire-script/

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 2:45 PM

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player addEventHandler (["Fired", {call FUNC(handleFired)}] call CBA_fnc_serverEvent);
Is this physically possible or am I just 200% wrong?

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 2:46 PM

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Using Macro?

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+i guess, you have to include that macro all the time (no idea if its even possible)

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 2:47 PM

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Well, I'm helping my community owner add compatibility to Mars (Zeus Replacement Mod)
And I'm trying to add modules but everything is shortform. which I'm not used to

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 2:51 PM

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that looks fucked up

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 2:51 PM

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Yeahhhhhh
I got lost

gleaming rivet Apr 12, 2017, 2:51 PM

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^ he's very lost

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 2:51 PM

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QUOTE([ARR_2(QQGVAR(spawnArsenal), _this)] call CBA_fnc_serverEvent);
Original

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 2:52 PM

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That looks right although ugly

gleaming rivet Apr 12, 2017, 2:52 PM

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That's from Kingsley

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 2:52 PM

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^

gleaming rivet Apr 12, 2017, 2:52 PM

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Sherb is looking at Mars

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 2:53 PM

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I can't even tell what this 200% line is supposed to do.

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 2:53 PM

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Do I just put SQF files into the mission folder to make em work, or do I have to do something else?

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 2:53 PM

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Nothing yet, I'm trying to add a module to Mars from Achilles, which means getting the function from Achilles

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 2:54 PM

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Files have to be preprocessed into a SQF string, then compiled into executable code and then executed via call or spawn or something similar

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 2:55 PM

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addEventHandler ["Fired", {call FUNC(handleFired)}];
Or is this the better way?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 2:55 PM

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way to do what?

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 2:56 PM

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I'm trying to pull a module/function from another mod to use it as a module on another mod
compatibility of sorts

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 2:57 PM

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All I see is a fired eventhandler

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 2:59 PM

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So...

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call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "GKB_fnc_randomAAFire.sqf";

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This in my init.sqf?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 2:59 PM

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Just use compile and not compileFinal, but yes

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 3:01 PM

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Boy making this script sure is work.

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So then this...

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 3:01 PM

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Sweating from writing one line already?

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 3:01 PM

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Nah, I am trying to make this script work

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https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/155400-random-aa-fire-script/

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 3:02 PM

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Reminds me of the indent hadouken.

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 3:04 PM

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Now I don't know where to actually call the script.

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If I put it into the init of a random unit it just tells me that a ; is missing

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 3:05 PM

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Parameters:
1st Objects in Array AA-units

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Just init.sqf, not the init box of an object

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And you need to pass the parameters

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 3:06 PM

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Ohhhhhhhhhhhh,

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Yeah parameters I understand,.

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So I just put it on the bottom of the init.sqf?

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That makes...sense?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 3:06 PM

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Example:
[
    [GKB_aa1, GKB_aa2, GKB_aa3],
    [[0, 4500], [7000, 8000], [1000, 500]],
    20 + random 100,
    0.1,
    {alive GKB_radar}
] spawn

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bottom, to, doesn't matter

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But apparently you need to use spawn and not call

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 3:10 PM

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Hm.

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Clearly I am missing something.

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Just not sure what.

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 3:11 PM

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so, say I have the macro _generalMacro = "Achilles_Set_Weather_Module";
Could I somehow toss this into here to make it use the Module?

class GVARMAIN(modules) {
    class ADDON {
        displayName = "Miscellaneous";
        class Arsenal {
            displayName = "Spawn Arsenal";
            tooltipText = "Spawn a virtual arsenal box containing everything";
            action = QUOTE([ARR_2(QQGVAR(spawnArsenal), _this)] call CBA_fnc_serverEvent);
        };
    };
};

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 3:13 PM

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^^ wat?

bitter bough Apr 12, 2017, 3:13 PM

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I knew this would be a bit much.....

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 3:21 PM

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@little eagle Well it is loading now, but Arma tells me that a ; is missing

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] spawn GKB_fnc_randomAAFire.sqf;

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Still here

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 3:23 PM

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told you you need to compile preprocess the file

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don't just copy paste the example

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 3:24 PM

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But...

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There is something else in my init.sqf and that works too.

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 3:25 PM

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... and?

pliant stream Apr 12, 2017, 3:29 PM

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@dusk sage i actually ended up patching in the PV owner in EHs for A2OA... i can't believe bis haven't done it for a3 themselves

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 3:31 PM

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Okay, how do I preprocess the file?

pliant stream Apr 12, 2017, 3:32 PM

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preprocessFileLineNumbers "my/file/path"

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 3:52 PM

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This is my init so far

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https://pastebin.com/7uvCAqy8

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It still gives me the error on line 24

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The part on the top is from our modpack

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 3:54 PM

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spawn GKB_fnc_randomAAFire.sqf;``` you should use ```sqf
spawn GKB_fnc_randomAAFire;```

simple fiber Apr 12, 2017, 3:54 PM

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You can take a look at the wiki it will answer many questions you know

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http://community.bistudio.com

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 3:55 PM

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compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "GKB_fnc_randomAAFire.sqf";
 
[
    [zu1],
    [[0, 4500], [7000, 8000], [1000, 500]],
    20 + random 100,
    0,
    true
] spawn GKB_fnc_randomAAFire.sqf;

should be

GKB_fnc_randomAAFire = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "GKB_fnc_randomAAFire.sqf";
 
[
    [zu1],
    [[0, 4500], [7000, 8000], [1000, 500]],
    20 + random 100,
    0,
    true
] spawn GKB_fnc_randomAAFire;

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 3:55 PM

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@hollow lantern Undefined variable expression

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Ahhhh...

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Now it is starting to make sense

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 3:56 PM

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: )

hollow lantern Apr 12, 2017, 3:56 PM

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good

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 4:10 PM

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Works now.

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Thanks for the help.

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 4:17 PM

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https://resources.bisimulations.com/wiki/a_xor_b

a xor b

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 4:18 PM

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😮 I soo need that.. But !isEqualTo also kinda does it

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 4:19 PM

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#define xor isEqualTo !

indigo snow Apr 12, 2017, 4:19 PM

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Thats two commands tho. Think of your frames! :D

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 4:20 PM

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Yeah.. I do.. That's why I need xor ._. I need all the VBS script commands

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 4:21 PM

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str parseNumber (random 30 toFixed 1)

This is all you need.

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 4:22 PM

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I will use that when I have my Dev-env back

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 4:23 PM

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What did you do?

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 4:24 PM

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Vacation

static spire Apr 12, 2017, 4:24 PM

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if i attach a turret to a car, then call attachedTo on the car, would it return null? or would it return the turret

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 4:25 PM

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It would return null

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Because the turret is attached to the car.

static spire Apr 12, 2017, 4:26 PM

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cheers

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 4:26 PM

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attachedTo TURRET
-> CAR

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This is how it's supposed to be used.

static spire Apr 12, 2017, 4:26 PM

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thanks

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 4:27 PM

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On the other hand

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attachedObjects CAR

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-> [TURRET, anything, else, ... ]

static spire Apr 12, 2017, 4:29 PM

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and if i did attachedObjects on the turret that would return null?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 5:08 PM

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yes

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well

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[]

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empty array

static spire Apr 12, 2017, 5:08 PM

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cheers

plucky beacon Apr 12, 2017, 6:19 PM

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Hows the scripting going.

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 6:19 PM

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not enough macros

plucky beacon Apr 12, 2017, 7:40 PM

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I wish I was doing scripting instead of calculus

jade abyss Apr 12, 2017, 7:45 PM

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*slap*

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Still not done with your homework?

plucky beacon Apr 12, 2017, 7:49 PM

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Ya I'm only 4 weeks away from having it finished

plush cargo Apr 12, 2017, 8:28 PM

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I have a function that runs from initServer. It sets up missions based on map locations. Everything working fine but I'm trying to shave some time off the initial load time. If any of you could take a look at tell me what you think, I would be grateful.
https://pastebin.com/PvbZ7PND

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 8:29 PM

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Is this a function?

plush cargo Apr 12, 2017, 8:29 PM

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rn it's just initServer

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 8:29 PM

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The whole thing is all of initServer.sqf?

plush cargo Apr 12, 2017, 8:29 PM

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yeah

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 8:30 PM

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try this:

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isNil {

< rest of the file >

};

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Won't work if you use any sleep or waitUntil, but it doesn't look like you do

plush cargo Apr 12, 2017, 8:31 PM

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so all that code inside the brackets? Could you explain what it does?

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 8:32 PM

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yes and it makes sure that the code is executed in unscheduled environment.

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otherwise the function can only be executed in 3ms packets. that is what the scheduler does and initServer.sqf uses the scheduler by default.

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If you wrap it in isNil, the whole code will run in one long frame... which is way faster.

plush cargo Apr 12, 2017, 8:33 PM

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I see, thank you

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2017, 10:21 PM

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Is there anyway to use #include from a sub directory?

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 10:21 PM

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#include "sub\directory\file.hpp"

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2017, 10:21 PM

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Sorry the other way around

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from a parent directory

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 10:21 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/PreProcessor_Commands#.23include like the wiki says

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#include "..\directory\file.hpp" also like the wiki says

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2017, 10:22 PM

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yes but those don't actually work

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they hard crash the game

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 10:22 PM

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If you enter the correct path then they will work

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2017, 10:22 PM

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have you tested it?

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 10:22 PM

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or use pboprefix and use the full path

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2017, 10:22 PM

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I also saw killzonekid claiming that was incorrect somewhere while looking

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nevermind I didn't notice the one added in 1.49, I'll try that one out

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 10:24 PM

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What? Which other one is there?

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 10:24 PM

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They definitely work

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2017, 10:24 PM

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the one you posted above, the ..\ one

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sorry about that guys, brainfart

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 10:25 PM

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but thats the same? Just a different path. And you have to change that anyway

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 10:26 PM

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the one you posted above, the ..\ one
100% works 😃

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2017, 10:26 PM

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yea thats the one I needed BoGuu

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the forum posts I was reading about it with KK were from pre 1.49

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 10:28 PM

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Wiki is generally a better information source than old forum posts 😉 I suggest always starting at the wiki

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2017, 10:29 PM

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I agree but looking at it last night at 7 in the morning I missed the one added in 1.49

brazen sparrow Apr 12, 2017, 10:37 PM

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do anyone know how to restart (press esc -> Restart) a mission in the editor via sqf?

jovial ivy Apr 12, 2017, 10:44 PM

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"serverPassword" serverCommand "#restart"; I would be careful using this, as SQF files can be accessed.

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 11:11 PM

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Is there an easy way to stop people from picking up weapons from downed enemies?

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 11:12 PM

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delete them on killed eventhandler

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Or you could add an eventhandler to the Inventory and always close it when player tries to access a downed enemies inventory... But.. Hard stuff

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 11:16 PM

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I found a script.

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_deadlist = [];
{ if !(isPlayer _x) then {_deadlist = _deadlist + [_x]} } forEach allDead;
~5.0
{_x removeallweapons; removebackpack _x} forEach _deadlist;
goto "start";```

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:18 PM

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Oh lord

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Might want to update that

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 11:18 PM

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yeah.. that.. kinda removes.. the weapons....

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:18 PM

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And not SQF

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😄

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 11:18 PM

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Well all members of my unit are twats so they deserve it.

dusk sage Apr 12, 2017, 11:19 PM

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Just delete weapons on killed EVH, like Dedmen suggested

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 11:21 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers/addMissionEventHandler#EntityKilled
Serverside

addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled",{
    params ["_killedUnit"];
    _killedUnit removeAllWeapons;
    removeBackPack _killedUnit;
}];

You don't have to remove the backpack if you don't want to

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 11:22 PM

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Does that go to init.sqf?

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 11:23 PM

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As I said Serverside. so... InitServer.sqf or in init.sqf with isServer check

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 11:24 PM

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    addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled",{
           params ["_killedUnit"];
            _killedUnit removeAllWeapons;
    }];
};```

little eagle Apr 12, 2017, 11:24 PM

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removeAllWeapons _killedUnit

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not the other way around

still forum Apr 12, 2017, 11:24 PM

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I just copied it from the code above ^^

brazen reef Apr 12, 2017, 11:30 PM

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Works.

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Thank you.

rancid ruin Apr 13, 2017, 12:15 AM

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why is your name gay this gay earth?

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that's so edgy i think i cut myself on it

open vigil Apr 13, 2017, 12:28 AM

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It's not that Emo.

forest jasper Apr 13, 2017, 2:17 AM

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icon on gui that spining how it made

still forum Apr 13, 2017, 2:22 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetAngle

turbid thunder Apr 13, 2017, 7:08 AM

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@tough abyss if getposASL is below 0

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With getposATL having a height of 0

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Basically you getposATL your current position, change the height coordinate to 0 and use the command to convert ATL to ASL anf check if the height is < 0

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2017, 7:41 AM

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@tough abyss haven't tried, but maybe you could use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/terrainIntersectASL

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would make it so you can check the start + end, and then the line between at sea level

thin pine Apr 13, 2017, 8:01 AM

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icon on gui that spining how it made > how it do?

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2017, 8:08 AM

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@tough abyss theoretically if there's no intercept between the 2 points at sea level

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then either whole line is above sea level or below it

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but depends if it just intercepts the terrain surface or counts everything underground as 'intercepted'

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sorry i meant 'above ground level or below it'

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sorry doesn't work.. just tested terrainIntersectASL [[(getpos veh1) select 0, (getpos veh1) select 1, 0],[(getpos veh2) select 0, (getpos veh2) select 1, 0]]

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true when the vehicles are next to eachother on land

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oops had all select 0.. will test again

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yeah same.. doesn't work

split coral Apr 13, 2017, 8:18 AM

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it's the same with all intersect commands

hollow lantern Apr 13, 2017, 9:23 AM

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count (thisList unitsBelowHeight 2) > 0;``` Not sure about your initial question

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but maybe that could be something

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would activate a trigger or script only for Land Units

turbid thunder Apr 13, 2017, 10:05 AM

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@hollow lantern initial question: Checking if smth is on water

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Or better said if surface of position is water

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@tough abyss so like, you have two different positions and you want to check if there is water between tge way from pos a to pos b?

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Some sort of line intersect terrain at sealevel might work

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Like if it never intersects with the terrain then it means that the terrain never got deep enough for water to appear

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Atleast in theory

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I dont know if it counts as intersect if it leaves the terrain or if it is checked with a starting pos directly inside it

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Whats it for though?

blazing zodiac Apr 13, 2017, 10:24 AM

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Does anyone know if there's a fix for flyInHeightASL not working with loiter type waypoints?

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I know I reported the issue originally to Dwarden a while back and they fixed it but the next update it was broken again

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yea

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Just broken for loiter type waypoints

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Making UAVs incredibly frustrating

turbid thunder Apr 13, 2017, 10:26 AM

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The loiter waypoint has a custom setting in the waypoints menu for height and loiter direction and distance

blazing zodiac Apr 13, 2017, 10:26 AM

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I know, that also doesn't work

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it was added in the update I reported the issue

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And worked for exactly one update

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And then was broken again...

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Bad merge is my guess

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17-06-2016
Tweaked: The flyingHeightASL command now works also for loitering airplanes

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That was from the dev branch after I reported it

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So whatever version that was

turbid thunder Apr 13, 2017, 10:28 AM

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@tough abyss what if there is a land route but just not a direct one? :D

little eagle Apr 13, 2017, 11:30 AM

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Wasn't there something about rsc table new control type in 1.68 or did I dream this?

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2017, 11:30 AM

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i've seen something about that

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unless we both dreamed it.. can't find it

little eagle Apr 13, 2017, 11:32 AM

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What I'd need is a listbox, but with the list items being control groups.

austere granite Apr 13, 2017, 11:35 AM

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that exists now? Pls tell me yes